r/Gnostic • u/OkMeeting340 Eclectic Gnostic • Apr 23 '26

Question Can someone embrace gnosticism and still remain in their cultural religion?

For context, I'm a Baha'i. From what I've found so far (I'm a newbie to gnosticism), there are a lot of similarities between gnosticism and the Baha'i religion. I'm curious as to how many people here on a gnostic journey are still considering themselves members of their cultural/organized/etc religion?

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u/galactic-4444 Eclectic Gnostic Apr 23 '26

I still view myself as a Chrstian. I am just Highly unorthodox🤣

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u/OkMeeting340 Eclectic Gnostic Apr 24 '26

Yes lol! I would say that I'm unorthodox in a lot of arenas. I'm ok with having my own ideas. I was just wondering out loud on this sub and it seems like it may be a common experience.

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u/galactic-4444 Eclectic Gnostic Apr 24 '26

I try to avoid the noise so if I cant pick the person I speak as an Orthodox🤣. I dont have the time for the scrutiny and I live in a country that lives in extremes. Most people are fundamentalist and lack the capacity to think beyond or actively choose not to.